With the wind at his back, Van Wyck native Shawn Crawford turned in the best performance of his sprinting career Sunday, winning the men’s 200-meter dash in 19.73 seconds at the USA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

“That’s the fastest my body has ever moved in its lifetime,” said Crawford, whose non-assisted best is 19.79 seconds, set at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where he won the gold in the 200.

University of South Carolina at Lancaster golf coach Rick Walters pulled off a links recruiting coup he’s been working on for some time.

Buford High School golf standouts Trevor and Taylor Banks, who launched their careers with Walters 12 years ago when he guided the S.C. chapter of the Lancaster Junior Golf Association, are back with him.

The BHS Jackets’ ace brother duo made it official, signing with Walters and the USCL Lancers’ golf program on Friday.

The Columbus Parker Track Club captured 88 awards at a meet in Clemson earlier this season. The CPTC highlighted the effort with 13 firsts and 27 runner-up finishes. The team posted 14 thirds, 10 fourths and 24 fifth-place showings.

The first inning proved to be all Clover needed for the win. Clover plated all six runs in the initial inning. Mike Catoe started on the mound for P-31 and went the distance. Catoe pitched eight innings, scattering eight hits and striking out five. Clover’s runs were all unearned.

Needing back-to-back wins, the National League AA all-stars won the District 2 championship in dramatic fashion Saturday night.

In the third and decisive game of the best-of-three tournament, NL’s Caleb Payne scored the game-winning walk-off run in the bottom of the sixth inning, giving the NL a 13-12 come-from-behind win over the American League.

The 90-plus degree temperature Saturday made for a busy day for the track crew at Lancaster Motor Speedway. Track crew members worked steadily to keep moisture in clay of the dirt track under the extreme heat conditions. Water was added to give the track more grip and settle the dust.